After what felt like an eternity, Alex finally made his way out of the sliding glass door of the emergency vet. He walked purposely towards the car, but his expression was unreadable.
Opening the back door, he slid in beside me and sighed deeply. "He's fine," he murmured, his relief obvious as he sank back into the seat.
"He's fine?" I repeated, needing to hear him say it again.
"He's fine," Alex assured me. "You were right, it was a snake bite, but it either wasn't a venomous snake, or the snake didn't inject venom when it bit him. They did some test and it all came up clear, so they're just cleaning him up and then he can come home."
A tear rolled down my cheek as relief flooded through me.
"You okay?" Alex asked, probably noticing my teary face.
I nodded, drying my eyes which now
